Resources for Parents
This page is filled with some services that may help parents during this unique time. All resources listed are free, from tutoring to math games, everything listed below offers parents options to educate and entertain their little ones whilst at home.
Tutoring, Games and More
Educational Games Online
Guilford County Schools website has a a list of interactive educational games for all grade levels. They cover subjects including math, science, social studies and more.
Cool Math Games
“Coolmath Games is a brain-training site, for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games.”
Brainfuse Help Now Tutoring
“With HelpNow, tutors and students communicate in real time in our online classroom by typing, drawing and marking-up lessons and web content.”
ABCYa
“Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun. Topics include math, reading, typing, just-for-fun logic games and more”
Healthy Home Resources
“School, work and home life has shifted during the current public health situation and families now spend more time at home. Explore these family resources to support the emotional and social health of the family.”
Fun Brain
“FunBrain is the #1 site for online educational games for kids of all ages. (math, grammar, science, spelling, history)”
Go Noodle
P.E resource for elementary aged students
“GoNoodle videos get kids moving to be their strongest, bravest, silliest, smartest, bestest selves. Over 14 million kids each month are dancing, stretching, running, jumping, deep breathing, and wiggling with GoNoodle.”
Khan Academy
“Our interactive practice problems, articles, and videos help students succeed in math, biology, chemistry, physics, history, economics, finance, grammar, and many other topics. “
Read Aloud Books
YouTube has videos that read books aloud for elementary school children. Your children can read along or just sit and enjoy story time. Here are a few options to get you started.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In the internationally acclaimed The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar eats and eats…and eats his way through the week. Taken from The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories collection. Click Here for Story
Diary of a Worm
Do you write in a journal or diary? A journal can be a wonderful way to record things that happen in your life. In this book, we'll learn what life is like for a fun-loving worm as we read what he's written in his diary. Come read with me! Click Here For Story
That Grand Easter Day
This wonderful Easter book gives readers a beautifully illustrated version of what happened the day the stone was rolled away. Voted "Book of the Year" at the 2019 Selah Christian Book Awards! Click Here For Video Story
No Mirrors in My Nana’s House
No Mirrors in My Nana's House is written by Ysaye M. Barnwell, illustrated by Synthia Sant James and read by Tia and Tamera Mowry. Click Here For Story
Storyline Online
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning and Daytime Emmy-nominated children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams imaginatively produced videos featuring celebrated actors including Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Chris Pine, Wanda Sykes, Justin Theroux, and Betty White reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations, helping to inspire a love of reading in children. Click Here For Story
Activities
Art
Encourage creativity even while at home. Take a still object (vase, fruit, mug) sit it on the table and let your child practice their drawing skills.
Math
A deck of cards can go a long way. Play games like less than, greater than, and increase the difficulty by changing the rules to adding, subtracting or multiplication.
A simple counting activity is also good to get young minds working. Have your children count all the doorknobs in the house, or all of the light switches, chairs, mirrors, you name it.
English
Place index cards around the house to help with spelling. Depending on your child’s age, label different objects and have them memorize them for a spelling test or use them in a sentence.
For younger learners, place index cards around the house to help them learn how to read the names of familiar object like spoons, doors, tables and more.
Science
An exciting science experiment is a game of sink or float This project will require some supervision but it is a fun game to encourage critical thinking skills.
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